H.M.S. Express (1897)
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| H.M.S. Express (1897) | |
|---|---|
| Pendant Number: | D.84 (1914) D.80 (Sep 1915) D.34 (Jan 1918)[1] |
| Builder: | Laird[2] |
| Ordered: | 1896-97[3] |
| Laid down: | 1 Dec, 1896[4] |
| Launched: | 11 Dec, 1897[5] |
| Commissioned: | Feb, 1902[6] |
| Broken up: | 1921[7] |
H.M.S. Express was one of twenty-four "B" class destroyers built for the Royal Navy — a "30 knotter".
Service
She and ten other T.B.Ds. of the Devonport Reserve followed the scout cruiser H.M.S. Skirmisher from Plymouth on 21 August 1905 for a practice cruise along the Devon and Cornish coasts.[8]
In late 1905, she was one of eight destroyers in the Third Division of the Channel Fleet's Destroyer Flotilla.[9]
In December 1907, Mermaid and Express collided at night. Mermaid's Lt. in Command Thynne was castigated for allowing the ships to converge, unlit, on a rendezvous at such a high speed.[10]
On 6 May 1913, she ran aground at Spurn Head while returning to port after operations with the Seventh Destroyer Flotilla. On 8 May, as she made her way back to dock, she collided with the Great Central passenger steamer Leicester, sustaining extensive damage to her right side.[11]
She suffered two collisions in 1917, one with S.S. New Abbotshall and another with H.M.T. Isaac Watton[?]. Lt. James Archibald Hodges, R.N.R. was relieved of command in the wake of these accidents.[12]
Captains
Dates of appointment are provided when known.
- Commander Roger J. B. Keyes, 8 January, 1903[13] – 8 April, 1903[14]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry St. G. S. Clive, 21 July, 1903[15] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1903)
- Lieutenant in Command Hugh P. Buckle, 14 July, 1904[16][17] – 3 January, 1905[18] (for Annual Manoeuvres of 1904)
- Lieutenant & Commander Denis G. Thynne, 3 January, 1905[19] – 10 October, 1905[20]
- Lieutenant & Commander Lionel G. Preston, 10 October, 1905[21][22] – 5 December, 1905[23]
- Lieutenant & Commander George H. Brown, December, 1905[24] – 26 March, 1908
- Lieutenant & Commander Geoffrey Corlett, 17 March, 1908[25] – 26 March, 1908[26] (lent by C-in-C)
- Lieutenant in Command Frederick E. K. Strong, 26 March, 1908[27] – 29 March, 1909[28]
- Lieutenant & Commander Henry F. H. Wakefield, 29 March, 1909 – 14 April, 1909
- Lieutenant & Commander The Rt. Hon. Lord George F. Seymour, 14 April, 1909[29] – 11 April, 1911
- Lieutenant-Commander James R. M. M. Crichton, 7 October, 1911[30] – 2 September, 1913
- Lieutenant & Commander Clive Phillipps-Wolley, 2 September, 1913[31] – 13 January, 1914[32]
- Lieutenant-Commander Stephen H. S. Moxly, 3 February, 1914[33] – 30 January, 1916
- Commander Charles T. A. Bunbury, 30 January, 1916[34] – 21 June, 1916[35]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Frank Pattinson, 22 June, 1916[36] – March, 1917[Inference]
- Lieutenant R.N.R. in Command James A. Hodges, 26 March, 1917[37][38] – 31 October, 1917[39]
- Lieutenant-Commander R.N.R. Thomas W. Young, 10 November, 1917[40] – 5 March, 1919[41]
See Also
Footnotes
- ↑ Dittmar; Colledge. British Warships 1914–1919. p. 57.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1860–1905. p. 98.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Tuesday, August 22, 1905, Issue 37792, p.9.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). pp. 267, 269.
- ↑ Thynne Service Record. The National Archives. D7602985 ADM 196/44/199. f. 227.
- ↑ "Naval & Military Intelligence." The Times (London, England), Friday, May 09, 1913; pg. 4; Issue 40207.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/237. f. 237.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
- ↑ Keyes Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/43. f. 277.
- ↑ "APPOINTMENTS FOR THE NAVAL MANOEUVRES." The Times (London, England), Thursday, Jul 16, 1903; pg. 8; Issue 37134.
- ↑ "Appointments for the Naval Manoeuvres." The Times (London, England), Saturday, Jul 09, 1904; pg. 12; Issue 37442.
- ↑ Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/117. f. 117.
- ↑ Buckle Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/117. f. 117.
- ↑ Thynne Service Record. The National Archives. D7602985 ADM 196/44/199. f. 227.
- ↑ Thynne Service Record. The National Archives. D7602985 ADM 196/44/199. f. 227.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1905). p. 313.
- ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 79.
- ↑ Preston Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/44/79. f. 79.
- ↑ The Navy List. (March, 1907). p. 313-15.
- ↑ Corlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/47. f. 252.
- ↑ Corlett Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/47/47. f. 252.
- ↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
- ↑ Strong Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/45. f. 38.
- ↑ The Navy List. (April, 1911). p. 312.
- ↑ The Navy List. (July, 1913). p. 311.
- ↑ Phillipps-Wolley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/214. f. ?.
- ↑ Phillipps-Wolley Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/49/214. f. ?.
- ↑ The Navy List. (October, 1915). p. 394c.
- ↑ Bunbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/13. f. 13.
- ↑ Bunbury Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 196/46/13. f. 13.
- ↑ The Navy List. (December, 1916). p. 394k.
- ↑ The Navy List. (November, 1917). p. 393s.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/237. f. 237.
- ↑ Hodges Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/237. f. 237.
- ↑ Young Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/50. f. 50.
- ↑ Young Service Record. The National Archives. ADM 240/54/50. f. 50.
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